The official companion to the Congressionally mandated Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition. Two hundred years ago Lewis and Clark; two men shaped by Jefferson's Enlightenment ideas; encountered an Indian world they only partly understood. Their discoveries and the artifacts from their journey reveal the contrasts; similarities; and creative exchange of ideas that occurred when different worlds met each other face-to-face. Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide expands and transforms a familiar story by fully exploring—for the first time—the cultural landscapes the expedition traversed. Exhibition curator Carolyn Gilman draws from fifty different lending institutions to reassemble for the first; and likely the last; time the authentic artifacts of Lewis and Clark's journey across then-Indian lands. The result is a breathtaking new view of both the equipment the expedition used and the color; complexity; and diversity of the cultures they encountered. Because of the fragility of artifacts; the book documents more fully than the exhibition itself the equipment Lewis and Clark carried and the rich diversity of what was collected in this historic encounter of two worlds. To complete the picture; Native Americans share their experiences since Lewis and Clark's visit and embrace a hopeful vision for the future. 410 color photographs and illustrations.
#5070092 in Books 2007-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .61 x 5.50 x 8.50l; .77 #File Name: 1585495867270 pagesISBN13: 9781585495863Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Mostly a rosterBy Zachary FordOnly a small section of the book is actually a history of the 22nd NY. While I don't except a vast amount of information to be out there on this regiment; surely more detail could have been drawn out on its history. The vast majority of the book is the regimental roster. This would be find if the book was branded as such; but it promises a "history" of the regiment; which it really only delivers in thumbnail sketch form. People with a specific interest in the regiment and its members will likely find useful genealogical here; but there's not much to recommend for the the average reader.
